Originally posted by 🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:

Ok...so I found a profile that completely private, but has virtually no viewable historic data even though that data dates back to 2016. Does anyone find that sketchy or normal?

What information would you expect to find if the profile is completely private?

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Originally posted by 🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:

Ok...so I found a profile that completely private, but has virtually no viewable historic data even though that data dates back to 2016. Does anyone find that sketchy or normal?

What information would you expect to find if the profile is completely private?

Normally I have come across profiles that were only set to complete privacy on Steam Rep that were not at first. I was sort of weirded out by it.

Originally posted by 🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

What information would you expect to find if the profile is completely private?

Normally I have come across profiles that were only set to complete privacy on Steam Rep that were not at first. I was sort of weirded out by it.

If a profile is private then you probably won't be able to find very much information about it on SteamRep. Additionally, even for public profiles, SteamRep is often slow to update as well, particularly bans on a user's friend's list.

You usually have to go to each profile's SteamRep page, in order for it to update.

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Originally posted by 🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:

Normally I have come across profiles that were only set to complete privacy on Steam Rep that were not at first. I was sort of weirded out by it.

If a profile is private then you probably won't be able to find very much information about it on SteamRep. Additionally, even for public profiles, SteamRep is often slow to update as well, particularly bans on a user's friend's list.

Well I kind of figured that. Though I do believe it has only ever shown a full privlege community ban.

Sorry for the delay on this...this is the profile.
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/profiles/76561198110003573

Originally posted by 🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:

Sorry for the delay on this...this is the profile.
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/profiles/76561198110003573

I wouldn't really waste any time investigating this guy's profile. I see he posted in the VAC forums complaining about how his main account got banned because he just tried out some skin cheat on his smurf and he's asking for the ban to be removed from his main account.

His story is completely irrelevant. He admitted to cheating, so the ban on both accounts is valid. It can't be appealed.

Point him to the VAC information thread.
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/discussions/forum/9/882959527688934488/

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Originally posted by 🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:

Sorry for the delay on this...this is the profile.
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/profiles/76561198110003573

I wouldn't really waste any time investigating this guy's profile. I see he posted in the VAC forums complaining about how his main account got banned because he just tried out some skin cheat on his smurf and he's asking for the ban to be removed from his main account.

His story is completely irrelevant. He admitted to cheating, so the ban on both accounts is valid. It can't be appealed.

Point him to the VAC information thread.
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/discussions/forum/9/882959527688934488/

Ture...Still though It was a curious thing to see so I guess it may be that his account was community banned in some way as well.

[Although off-topic to the OP, i didn't think my message is off-topic to the Title of this thread. Otherwise sory for hyjacking this thread.]

[edit] likely to be a scam [endEdit]
€100.000,= worth of TF2 items for sale outside the Steam Market :
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/groups/Netherlands/discussions/0/1479857071247433296/

91 name changes recorded on the offering account.
[Edit] An honoust trader would not likely change nickname that often.

Originally posted by Bumbefly Sony Test םו:

[Although off-topic to the OP, i didn't think my message is off-topic to the Title of this thread. Otherwise sory for hyjacking this thread.]

€100.000,= worth of TF2 items for sale outside the Steam Market :
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/groups/Netherlands/discussions/0/1479857071247433296/

91 name changes recorded on the offering account

I have no issue with you hijacking the thread...but spamming it with an ad...that is a whole other issue lol.

Right! Sorry for leaving room for misinterpretation. I didn't mean to advertise but to show where possibly scammed items went.

Originally posted by Bumbefly Sony Test םו:

Right! Sorry for leaving room for misinterpretation. I didn't mean to advertise but to show where possibly scammed items went.

Ah OK...yeah I would post a new topic and unfortunately we are unable to get your items back for you. Simply report them and move on.

Originally posted by 🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:

Ok...so I found a profile that completely private, but has virtually no viewable historic data even though that data dates back to 2016. Does anyone find that sketchy or normal?

Originally posted by 🎃Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:

Sorry for the delay on this...this is the profile.
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/profiles/76561198110003573

Is this the completly private profile? I see it as publicly viewable, also on STEAM rep.

Originally posted by Quint, Queen of the Giant Rabbit:

You usually have to go to each profile's SteamRep page, in order for it to update.

Yeah you see loads of friends that are "Unknown Profile" - Once you click them, they show up and update.

Originally posted by 🐱Sir Edmund's Spoopy Kitteh:

Originally posted by Bumbefly Sony Test םו:

Right! Sorry for leaving room for misinterpretation. I didn't mean to advertise but to show where possibly scammed items went.

Ah OK...yeah I would post a new topic and unfortunately we are unable to get your items back for you. Simply report them and move on.

You're not seriously thinkling he stole all that from me are you? If i'ld need help i'ld go to the Help & tips forum.
However iwhen i'm art Help & Tips i provide help & tips, not ask.

Originally posted by Bumbefly Sony Test םו:

Right! Sorry for leaving room for misinterpretation. I didn't mean to advertise but to show where possibly scammed items went.

Heh, I didn't see it as an advertisement. It's a link to a thread on the Steam forums anyway. I think it was pretty clear from your original post that it was a pretty obvious scam.

My thoughts:
A scammer only needs to scam one person to fund hundreds of more scams. For every scammer that gets banned, a hundred more will take their place. SteamRep is a good resource for after-the-fact but just because someone has a "clean" SteamRep profile means nothing except they haven't been reported or banned on SteamRep.

If someone is promising you (or whoever) items outside of a Steam trade window or mutli-part trades or anything like that, it's at your own risk.

This is the notification everyone gets if you offer someone an item with nothing in return on Steam.

"*username* has not offered any items in the trade. When this trade is completed, you will not receive anything. If *username* has promised you Steam Wallet funds, CD-Keys, or other items outside the trade window, they may be attempting to scam you.

Please confirm that you are giving your items away, and expect nothing in return."

I think that's pretty self-explanatory and this also applies to anyone trading through a third-party website or being promised anything outside of a Steam trading window.